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Will Humans Be Able to Control Computers That Are Smarter Than Us?
Let’s consider the fear that once surrounded another powerful technology: recombinant DNA.
The Brilliant “Baloney Slicer” That Started the Digital Age
How the hard disk drive married two very powerful concepts.
Moore’s Law Is About to Get Weird
Never mind tablet computers. Wait till you see bubbles and slime mold.
How I Taught My Computer to Write Its Own Music
I wanted to build the ideal collaborator. Was I ever surprised.
The Future of the Web Is 100 Years Old
In the debate between structure and openness, 19th-century ideas are making a comeback.
The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World with Logic
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.